State profile · Below median Poor share

Kansas bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Kansas, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

23,867
Public bridges
50.2%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

23,867

Public highway bridges in Kansas

Good Condition

50.2%

11,979 bridges rated 7-9

0.2pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.2%

1,253 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.7pp vs national avg 7.0%

Kansas vs national bridge condition

Kansas - Good condition share 50.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Kansas - Poor-condition share 17.5%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Kansas52.1%42.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kansas (FHWA NBI)

Counties (105)

Allen 154 Anderson 123 Atchison 166 Barber 215 Barton 437 Bourbon 208 Brown 211 Butler 594 Chase 166 Chautauqua 130 Cherokee 311 Cheyenne 100 Clark 86 Clay 231 Cloud 304 Coffey 305 Comanche 99 Cowley 337 Crawford 281 Decatur 159 Dickinson 335 Doniphan 129 Douglas 296 Edwards 69 Elk 133 Ellis 275 Ellsworth 242 Finney 78 Ford 220 Franklin 332 Geary 116 Gove 109 Graham 133 Grant 16 Gray 51 Greeley 33 Greenwood 216 Hamilton 68 Harper 355 Harvey 372 Haskell 14 Hodgeman 109 Jackson 242 Jefferson 194 Jewell 283 Johnson 781 Kearny 58 Kingman 391 Kiowa 79 Labette 351 Lane 8 Leavenworth 241 Lincoln 224 Linn 257 Logan 39 Lyon 493 Marion 289 Marshall 402 McPherson 577 Meade 84 Miami 304 Mitchell 261 Montgomery 296 Morris 179 Morton 10 Nemaha 359 Neosho 206 Ness 167 Norton 233 Osage 306 Osborne 219 Ottawa 295 Pawnee 160 Phillips 249 Pottawatomie 294 Pratt 118 Rawlins 91 Reno 574 Republic 258 Rice 262 Riley 193 Rooks 169 Rush 157 Russell 261 Saline 359 Scott 22 Sedgwick 1312 Seward 15 Shawnee 535 Sheridan 116 Sherman 102 Smith 281 Stafford 115 Stanton 21 Stevens 0 Sumner 661 Thomas 61 Trego 166 Wabaunsee 224 Wallace 44 Washington 277 Wichita 18 Wilson 151 Woodson 140 Wyandotte 315

Kansas vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Kansas on the same metric.

WA

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

IN

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630
Selected

KS

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kansas

Six lowest-condition bridges in Kansas, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

37 ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY BEAVER CREEK

2.6S 2.3E OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS

Built 1963 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 15

LOCAL MEDF230

Poor

Over: PEACE CREEK

2.0N 8.2W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1950 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 25

LOCAL G-2.5

Poor

Over: EAST OAK CREEK

4.0N 1.5E OF DISPATCH, Jewell, KS

Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1

LOCAL Y-12.5

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO WHITE ROCK CK.

3.0N 1.5E OF BURR OAK, Jewell, KS

Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 20

28TH RD (27.0-A.5)

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO POLE CREEK

3.0E OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

80 E

Poor

Over: S. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

0.4N 8.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30

All Bridges in Kansas

4TH. AVENUE

Good

Over: MONROE STREET

4TH AVENUE OVER MONROE ST, Reno, KS

Built 1939 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 4,630

US69 HWY NB & SB

Good

Over: LITTLE OSAGE RIVER DR

2.33 MI. N. OF K-31 JCT, Bourbon, KS

Built 1984 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 2,730

QUIVIRA RD

Good

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB

1500' S. OF 119TH ST., Johnson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 25,000

K-9 HWY

Good

Over: BLACK VERMILLION RIV DRG

11.57 MI E EJCT US-77 HWY, Marshall, KS

Built 2004 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 730

K-7 HWY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

1.6 MI N OF U-160/5-7, Cherokee, KS

Built 2019 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 4,550

I470 HWY SB

Good

Over: 10TH STREET

JCT 10TH ST/I470 SB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1991 Load: 74.7 t ADT: 3,155

300 ROAD

Good

Over: Trib. N. Fork Solomon

2.0S OF HARLAN, Smith, KS

Built 2012 Load: 74.7 t ADT: 20

US83 HWY

Good

Over: N FORK SOLOMON RIVER

0.44 MI S JT U24, Thomas, KS

Built 2016 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 2,030

I-70 HWY EB (KTA)

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

1.03 MI E SN CO LINE, Douglas, KS

Built 2006 Load: 75.0 t ADT: 21,250

I-70 HWY WB (KTA)

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

1.04 MI E SN CO LINE, Douglas, KS

Built 2006 Load: 75.0 t ADT: 21,250

RS 197 U13-E2

Good

Over: CREEK

2120 2500 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 87

US54/US400 HWY EB

Good

Over: GREENWICH RD

E KELLOG OVER GREENWICH, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2019 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 20,200

US54/US400 HWY WB

Good

Over: GREENWICH RD

E KELLOG OVER GREENWICH, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2019 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 20,200

Falcon Rd.

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.8E 0.4N OF MORILL, Brown, KS

Built 1980 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 45

K20 HWY

Good

Over: INDEPENDENCE CREEK DRG

3.07 MI E BROWN COLN, Doniphan, KS

Built 2004 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 130

US54 HWY

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK DRN

4.02 MI E-E JCT K34, Ford, KS

Built 1935 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 3,510

US-69 HWY

Good

Over: I-35 RAMP TO 75TH ST

RAMP I-35NB TO 75TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 34,950

US169 HWY

Good

Over: DRUM CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF NEOSHO SCOLN, Neosho, KS

Built 1999 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 3,500

US-24 HWY

Good

Over: N FORK SOLOMON RIVER

5.08 MI E NJCT U281, Osborne, KS

Built 2003 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,340

US-54 HWY

Good

Over: S FK NINNESCAH RIVER DR

2.69 MI W OF KINGMAN CL, Pratt, KS

Built 2009 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 3,365

K139 HWY

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MILL CREEK

0.53 MI S US-36, Republic, KS

Built 2008 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 450

U83 HWY BY-PASS

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

.98 MI N 54/U83/U270 JCT, Seward, KS

Built 1951 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 8,810

15 Road (RS 115)

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3.0N ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1963 Load: 75.4 t ADT: 135

F-8 163RD STREET

Good

Over: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK

1.0W 0.1S OF FAIRMOUNT, Leavenworth, KS

Built 2012 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 200

LOCAL 1-34-8

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CHIKASKIA RIVER

2.0W 3.8S OF ARGONIA, Sumner, KS

Built 1999 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 20

8TH RD. 332

Good

Over: TRIB. TO N. BIG CREEK

3.0N 4.1E OF GRIDLEY, Coffey, KS

Built 1994 Load: 75.7 t ADT: 20

Catherine Road

Good

Over: N. FORK BIG CREEK TRIB.

0.6E OF CATHARINE, Ellis, KS

Built 1934 Load: 75.7 t ADT: 110

SW 3rd St.

Good

Over: Ward Creek

98.67m E of SW 3rd&Jewell, Shawnee, KS

Built 2019 Load: 75.7 t ADT: 352

71st/Ridge(RS 998)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK

0.2 S of MacArthur, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2022 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 2,028

I70 HWY, WB-EB

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

3.36 MI E K43, Dickinson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 8,700

53RD STREET NORTH

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

53RD ST. N @ PORTER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1958 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 6,200

S.W. 37TH. ST. 303

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SHUNGANUNGA CK.

6.0N 1.0E OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS

Built 2019 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 350

2 Road (RS 877)

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

12.2S 12.0W ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1993 Load: 76.7 t ADT: 15

CR 280

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WALNUT CREEK

0.8S 3.0E OF RUSH CENTER, Rush, KS

Built 2002 Load: 76.7 t ADT: 50

LOC 12.65N-23.87E

Good

Over: CAPTAIN CREEK

2.0E 1.5S OF EUDORA, Douglas, KS

Built 1930 Load: 76.8 t ADT: 71

US-56 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

1.00 MI E OF 56/283 SJCT, Ford, KS

Built 1996 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 4,670

K-68 HWY

Good

Over: COLDWATER CREEK DRAINAGE

3.82 MI E OF US-69, Miami, KS

Built 1991 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 2,560

US400 HWY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

0.59 MI E K-99, Greenwood, KS

Built 1995 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 4,330

US-400 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE LABETTE CR TRIB

3.8 MI W US-59/U-400 JCT, Labette, KS

Built 2001 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 5,690

K-31 HWY

Good

Over: WILLOW BROOK

WILLOW BROOK, Osage, KS

Built 2022 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 2,430

I-70 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD

0.39 MILES E US-69 W JCT, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1956 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 41,400

13TH. RD. 82

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1.3N 5.7E OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS

Built 1987 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 15

Michigan Street

Good

Over: Drainage

0.2 MI N of K-10, Douglas, KS

Built 2015 Load: 78.2 t ADT: 12,000

179TH RD.

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

4.5S 3.0E OF GORHAM, Russell, KS

Built 1980 Load: 78.2 t ADT: 40

20TH B348

Good

Over: Pottawatomi Creek

5.2S 2.9E of Waverly, Coffey, KS

Built 2000 Load: 78.3 t ADT: 35

RS 989 NE 160 AVE

Good

Over: NESTER CREEK

4.8S 1.0E OF MT. VERNON, Kingman, KS

Built 2022 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 310

K18 HWY

Good

Over: KANSAS RIVER DR

4.74 MI E OF K-114 JCT, Riley, KS

Built 2013 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 10,550

MAIZE ROAD

Good

Over: COWSKIN CREEK TRIBUTARY

MAIZE .3 M N. CENTRAL, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1994 Load: 78.6 t ADT: 21,000

K18 HWY

Good

Over: MUD CREEK DRAINAGE

6.04 MI E OTTAWA COLN, Dickinson, KS

Built 1937 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 810

LOCAL 1.00N-5.37E

Good

Over: TRIB. TO EIGHT MILE CK.

2.0S 0.1W OF GLOBE, Douglas, KS

Built 1996 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 58

Showing 22,401-22,450 of 23,867 bridges

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